Editing Reigate (section)

==Public services==
===Utilities===
Reigate Water Works Company was established in 1858.<ref name=Crocker_p75>{{harvnb|Crocker|1999|p=75}}</ref> It opened a plant on Littleton Lane the following year, to supply drinking water to the town from the Wallace Brook.<ref name=Hooper_1979_p176>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|p=176}}</ref> It was purchased by the East Surrey Water Company in 1896,<ref name=Crocker_p75/> which closed the Reigate works after extending its mains network to the town from [[Caterham]].<ref name=Hooper_1979_p176/>{{refn|The Colley Hill Water Tower was built in 1911 by the Sutton District Water Company, following its acquisition of the Kingswood and District Water Company.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1143528 |title= Colley Hill Water Tower |last= Capper |first= Ian |date= 1 February 2009 |publisher= Geograph |access-date= 12 April 2022 |archive-date= 17 September 2019 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190917050441/https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1143528 |url-status= live }}</ref>|group=note}} The first [[sewerage]] system in Reigate was installed in 1876 and included a main outfall sewer running under Bell Street via Woodhatch to the [[sewage treatment|treatment works]] at Earlswood Common.<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp181-182>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|pp=181–182}}</ref>

Reigate Gas Company was formed in 1838 and opened a gasworks on London Road a year later.<ref name=Hooper_1979_p176/><ref name=Tarplee_Gas_Electricity>{{cite journal |last1= Tarplee |first1= Peter |year= 2007 |title= Some public utilities in Surrey: Electricity and gas |url= https://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/sites/default/files/Surrey%20History%207-5.pdf |journal= Surrey History |volume=7 |issue= 5 |pages= 262–272 |access-date= 10 January 2021 |archive-date= 5 February 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210205224313/https://www.surreyarchaeology.org.uk/sites/default/files/Surrey%20History%207-5.pdf |url-status= live }}</ref> Initially it was contracted to supply gas for 28 street lights in the town centre, but by 1860, increasing domestic demand necessitated the opening of a larger facility at the north end of Nutley Lane. In 1921, the Reigate company was taken over by the Redhill Gas Company, which had been formed in 1865.<ref name=Hooper_1979_p176/>

[[File:Former Reigate Corporation Electricity Works.jpg|thumb|right|The former Reigate Corporation electricity works, Wray Common Road]]
An electricity generating station was authorised by the Reigate Electric Lighting Order 1897 and constructed in a former sand quarry next to the railway line off Wray Common Road.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6811289 |title= TQ2650: Former Reigate Corporation Electricity Works |last= Capper |first= Ian |date= 12 April 2021 |publisher= UK Geograph |access-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-date= 13 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210913160353/https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6811289 |url-status= live }}</ref> On opening it had an [[nameplate capacity|installed capacity]] of 230&nbsp;kW, but by the time of its closure in 1936, the maximum power output had risen to 2.7&nbsp;MW.<ref name=Tarplee_Gas_Electricity/> Under the [[Electricity (Supply) Act 1926]], Reigate was connected to the [[National Grid (Great Britain)|National Grid]], initially to a 33&nbsp;kV [[electric power transmission|supply ring]], which linked the town to [[Croydon]], Dorking, [[Epsom]] and Leatherhead. In 1939, the ring was connected to the [[Wimbledon, London|Wimbledon]]-[[Woking]] main via a 132&nbsp;kV [[electrical substation|substation]] at Leatherhead.<ref name=Crocker_1999_p118>{{harvnb|Crocker|1999|p=118}}</ref><ref name=Tarplee_Gas_Electricity/>

===Emergency services===
[[File:Reigate fire station - geograph.org.uk - 472257.jpg|thumb|right|Reigate Fire Station]]
The Borough police force was founded in 1864 and initially consisted of a superintendent, a sergeant and eight constables.<ref name=Hooper_1979_pp181-182/> The original police station was in West Street, but was moved to the High Street in around 1866 and to the Municipal Buildings around the turn of the century. A new police station was opened in Reigate Road in 1972, coinciding with the merger of the Borough force with the [[Surrey Police|Surrey Constabulary]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.redhill-reigate-history.co.uk/police.htm |title= The Borough of Reigate Police Force |last= Moore |first= Alan |publisher= Redhill & Reigate History |access-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-date= 4 September 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130904172249/http://www.redhill-reigate-history.co.uk/police.htm |url-status= live }}</ref>

In 1809, two fire engines were presented to the vestry, which was charged with appointing a group of six men to operate it when needed. The brigade was expanded to 12 members in 1854.<ref>{{harvnb|Hooper|1979|p=174}}</ref> A new fire station, with a four-storey tower and a [[pagoda]] style roof, opened next to the new town hall in Castlefield Road in 1901.<ref name=new_town_hall>{{NHLE|desc=Town Hall|num=1260489|access-date=12 April 2021}}</ref><ref>{{harvnb|Moore|Chinery|2003|p=44}}</ref> The brigade moved to Croydon Road in 1955.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.firestations.org.uk/Station_Details.php?stn=Reigate%20old%20fire%20station%201&lat=51.239032&lon=-0.205007|title=Reigate Old Fire Station|publisher=Fire Stations|access-date=12 April 2022|archive-date=12 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220412190341/http://www.firestations.org.uk/Station_Details.php?stn=Reigate+old+fire+station+1&lat=51.239032&lon=-0.205007|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2021, the [[fire authority]] for Reigate is Surrey County Council and the [[fire services in the United Kingdom|statutory fire service]] is [[Surrey Fire and Rescue Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/fire-and-rescue/about/fire-stations#reigate |title= Our Fire Station |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= Surrey County Council |access-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-date= 7 April 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210407142930/https://www.surreycc.gov.uk/people-and-community/fire-and-rescue/about/fire-stations#reigate |url-status= live }}</ref> The Ambulance Community Response Post, located at the fire station, is run by the [[South East Coast Ambulance Service]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/our-locations/ |title= Our Locations |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= South East Coast Ambulance Service |access-date= 9 January 2021 |archive-date= 10 November 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201110224056/https://www.secamb.nhs.uk/our-locations/ |url-status= live }}</ref>

===Healthcare===
The nearest [[Emergency department|accident & emergency department]] is at [[East Surrey Hospital]] ({{convert|3.7|km|mi|sigfig=2|abbr=on|order=flip}}).<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-services/Hospital/Reigate/Results/3/-0.205/51.238/7/17667?distance=25 |title= Results for Hospitals in Reigate |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= National Health Service |access-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210922211127/https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/other-services/Hospital/Reigate/Results/3/-0.205/51.238/7/17667?distance=25 |url-status= live}}</ref> As of 2023, the [[General practitioner|GP]] practice is in Yorke Road.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp/results/Reigate?latitude=51.23768151059782&longitude=-0.205825309967696 |title= GPs near Reigate |author= <!--Not stated--> |publisher= National Health Service |access-date= 21 June 2023 |archive-date= 22 September 2021 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210922211131/https://www.nhs.uk/service-search/find-a-gp/results/Reigate?latitude=51.23768151059782&longitude=-0.205825309967696 |url-status= live }}</ref>